Luke 19:41
King James Version
41 And when he was come near,
he beheld the city,
and wept over it,
Why did the LORD JESUS weep over Jerusalem?
Finally, I will get the story right.
Of how Jesus ascends Jerusalem, reaches the Mount of Olives, asks for a fresh colt to ride on, and descends, in triumph, greeted by a multitude, who rejoice and praise the King sent by God.
Here's the remarkable account of that Palm Sunday the Holy Spirit led me to.
Luke 19:28-30
King James Version
28 And when he had thus spoken,
he went before,
ascending up to Jerusalem.
29 And it came to pass,
when he was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany,
at the mount called the mount of Olives,
he sent two of his disciples,
30 Saying,
Go ye into the village over against you;
in the which at your entering ye shall find a colt tied,
whereon yet never man sat:
loose him, and bring him hither.
Luke 19:31-35
King James Version
31 And if any man ask you,
Why do ye loose him?
thus shall ye say unto him,
Because the Lord hath need of him.
32 And they that were sent went their way,
and found even as he had said unto them.
33 And as they were loosing the colt,
the owners thereof said unto them,
Why loose ye the colt?
34 And they said,
The Lord hath need of him.
35 And they brought him to Jesus:
and they cast their garments upon the colt,
and they set Jesus thereon.
Luke 19:36-38
King James Version
36 And as he went,
they spread their clothes in the way.
37 And when he was come nigh,
even now at the descent of the mount of Olives,
the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice
and praise God with a loud voice
for all the mighty works that they had seen;
38 Saying,
Blessed be the King that cometh
in the name of the Lord:
peace in heaven,
and glory in the highest.
Luke 19:39-40
King James Version
39 And some of the Pharisees
from among the multitude said unto him,
Master, rebuke thy disciples.
40 And he answered and said unto them,
I tell you that, if these should hold their peace,
the stones would immediately cry out.
Luke 19:41-44
King James Version
41 And when he was come near,
he beheld the city,
and wept over it,
42 Saying,
If thou hadst known,
even thou, at least in this thy day,
the things which belong unto thy peace!
but now they are hid from thine eyes.
43 For the days shall come upon thee,
that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee,
and compass thee round,
and keep thee in on every side,
44 And shall lay thee even with the ground,
and thy children within thee;
and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another;
because thou knewest not
the time of thy visitation.
What did JESUS mean by "thou knewest not the time of thy visitation"?
Surely, that's important, for it caused Jerusalem to be destroyed once.
Click here to know more about what JESUS meant.
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